fingerboard split 78 Jazz

nls666 · #1 10-30-2007, 05:55 AM

My 78 Jazz is showing a small split in the fingerboard, between the pearloid inlay and the nut. A tech mentioned it after working on my bass (I thought it was just a scratch) It is caused by the bullet thrussrod forcing it's way up...
He told me it was just fine and should not worry about it much, "It could last 100 years"... He also mentioned it is quite a common thing on 70's Fender (bass)guitars with a bullet thrussrod.
Same problem is mentioned in the following article (please scroll down to the bottom of the article):
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/al...s/mar-07/26164

It still worries me a bit though...

Anybody else noticed this on their 70's Jazz? What can be the consequences of this? How can this be fixed when it get's worse?

thanks for the help...

Benji5678 · #2 11-02-2007, 05:34 PM

there was an article about this in bassplayer magazine a while back, might have been april 2007 may 2007
hope that helps

nls666 · #3 11-05-2007, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benji5678

there was an article about this in bassplayer magazine a while back, might have been april 2007 may 2007
hope that helps

yes, it is mentioned in the linked article in my opening post, but they never put the follow up article online.
I must have missed the article in the Bass Player magazine itself...

thanks.

202dy · #4 11-05-2007, 05:58 AM

If the split is a structural problem the usual technique is to use wood glue. Some yellow glue is thinned with water approximately ten percent and rubbed into the split. A clamp and cauls are applied to the fingerboard and rear of the neck so as to press the fingerboard into the neck rather than concentrating the force on the edges of the fingerboard as would be done when gluing a crack in the top of an acoustic guitar. After the glue is cleaned up and set, a super glue drop fill can be performed over the crack to seal the crack more or less permanently.

If the crack is superficial, water thin super glue can be wicked into the split and allowed to pool on the surface. Then normal drop fill procedures are used to cut through the resulting lump of cured CA glue, rub out and buff. The repair may be nearly invisible depending on the condition of the fingerboard in that area and the cleanliness and amount of sheen on the rest of the 'board.

nls666 · #5 02-15-2008, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Benji5678

there was an article about this in bassplayer magazine a while back, might have been april 2007 may 2007
hope that helps

Could someone maybe scan me the article from Bassplayer magazine where they deal with this problem? (follow up to the linked article in opening post)
I would really appreciate that!

thnx.